Galena (singer) explained

Galena
Native Name:Галена
Native Name Lang:bg
Birth Name:Galina Vicheva Gencheva
Birth Date:1985 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Smyadovo, Bulgaria
Genre:Pop-folk, folk, Pop
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:2003–present
Label:Payner
Associated Acts:Anelia, Emilia, MC Stojan, Malina, Gamzata, Preslava, Fiki

Galina Vicheva Gencheva (Bulgarian: Галина Вичева Генчева) known professionally as Galena (Bulgarian: Галена), is a Bulgarian pop-folk singer.[1]

Biography and personal life

Galena was born May 21, 1985, in the village of Smyadovo, Bulgaria. She studied folk singing at the music school of Shumen for 4 years. Two years after that she moved town and continued her music education in Dimitrovgrad.

In February 2008, Galena was engaged to her boyfriend Galin. On June 22, 2009, they had their first child, Stefan. On February 17, 2017, they welcomed a second son - Aleksandar.[2] [3]

Career

2003–2006: The beginning: Galya and Galena

Galena was discovered by the singer Milko Kalaydzhiev. She started her career under the stage name Galya (Bulgarian: Галя) and recorded her first single "Можеш ли" (lit. Can You?) in 2003.

Her debut studio album was named after her - Galena (Bulgarian: Галена) and was released under the Payner Music label on 21 May 2006 - the singer's 21st birthday. The album consists of 12 songs, 3 of which unheard before.

On 31 October 2007, a short pornographic video with her in it was leaked on the internet. The clip was quickly gaining popularity in Bulgarian media - thousands of views, articles in online and traditional media. One of the most popular magazines at the time Blyasuk (Bulgarian: Блясък) called it "Hit of the year".

On 12 September her second album „След 12“ (lit. After Midnight) was released, and she introduced her single "Неплатена сметка" (lit. Unpaid Bill) on Planeta TV's Christmas programme.

2016–Present

Galena has since collaborated with a great number of Bulgarian artists including Niki Nankov,[4] Malina, Preslava and Andrea and is currently one of the most popular singers in the country.

From 2021 to 2022, Galena was a coach on The Voice of Bulgaria. In her first series as a coach, Petya Paneva, a member of her team, won the competition on 12 December 2021. On 5 May 2022, it was announced that Galena would return as a coach in September 2022. On 5 December, a day after the finale of the ninth season, Galena announced she would not be returning to the show.

Other projects

In 2013 she created her own line for Beyond, called G Spot - Galena for Beyond. The singer is working in collaboration with her stylist Dobromir Kiryakov and Borche Ristovski.

Awards

Planeta TV AwardsFollowing is a list of awards Galena won under the Planeta TV Awards.
Planeta TV Awards !Title !Year
Miss Sexy 2006
Best Young Performer2007
Best Young Performer2008
Best Club Song ("Знам диагнозата")2008
Best Video of the Year2009
Preferred Song on Radio Veselina ("Тихо ми пази")2010
Female Artist of the Year2010
Ambassador of Bulgarian music abroad2011
DJ Hit of the Year ("DJ-ят ме издаде")2011
Album of the Year (Аз)2011
Original Performance on Club Stages2012
Video of the Year ("Спри ме")2012
Female Artist of the Year2013
Duet Song of the Year ("Кой" feat. FIki)2013
Video of the Year ("Дай ми")2013
Artist of the Year2014
Club Song of the Year ("Хавана Тропикана feat. DJ Jivko Mix")2014
Video of the Year ("Хавана Тропикана feat. DJ Jivko Mix")2014
Nov Folk Magazine Awards
Others

Discography

Albums

Studio albums
Compilation albums
Video albums / DVDs

Singles

Videos / Songs

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Официален сайт на Галена. October 26, 2015. Galena (singer).
  2. Web site: Честито! Галена роди втория си син, посвети му песен . May 27, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170218064716/http://signal.bg/view_article.php?article_id=48108 . February 18, 2017 . dead .
  3. Web site: Промо/ Галена – Moro mou (Бебето ми) . May 27, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170221082130/http://signal.bg/view_article.php?article_id=48109 . February 21, 2017 . dead .
  4. http://signal.bg/view_article.php?article_id=5358 Signal.bg: Как изглежда Галена в новия клип
  5. Web site: Промо/ Галена – Една жена – signal.bg . May 27, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222082103/http://signal.bg/view_article.php?article_id=44572 . December 22, 2015 . dead .
  6. Web site: Промо/ Галена, Цветелина Янева и Галин – Коледа – signal.bg . May 27, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222075822/http://signal.bg/view_article.php?article_id=44620 . December 22, 2015 . dead .
  7. Web site: Промо / Галена – Да ти олекне (29 февруари 2016 в 21:45) . May 27, 2017 . September 24, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160924030456/http://signal.bg/view_article.php?article_id=45193 . dead .
  8. Web site: Промо/ Галена и Цветелина Янева ft. Азис – Пей, сърце – signal.bg . May 27, 2017 . June 24, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624234758/http://signal.bg/view_article.php?article_id=45964 . dead .
  9. Web site: Промо / Галена – #МамаУраган – автор: Signal.bg на 3 октомври 2016 в 21:10 . May 27, 2017 . October 5, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161005120112/http://signal.bg/view_article.php?article_id=47021 . dead .

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